Hay-loader.



Q/Wtuwom PATENTBD APR. 25, 1905.

J. H. P. KUEHL.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1904.

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Qwvemtoz I No. 788,360. 4 i PATENTED APR. 25, 1905. J. H. F. KUEHL.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1904.

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Ilmrnn STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

JULES H. F. KUEHL, OF IROQUOIS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

HAY-LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,360, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed July 25, 1904. Serial No, 218,132.

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULEs H. F. KUEHL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Iroquois, in the county of Kingsbury, State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Loaders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to loaders, and more particularly to those forloading hay or similar matter upon a wagon, and has for its object toprovide a loader which may be attached to a wagon and which will gatherthe hay from the ground and deposit it upon the wagon as the latter isdriven over the field.

A further object is to provide a construction which will permit ofmovement of the hay-gathering mechanism into and out of operativeposition.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pres- .ent invention attached to awagon. Fig. 2 is an end view of the loader. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises theforward axle 5, upon which are mounted wheels 6, and which has aforwardly-extending longitudinally-adjustable pole 7, arranged forconnection at its forward end with the rear axle 8 of a vehicle.

Extending rearwardly from the axle 5 are members 9 and 10, the rearwardend portions 9 and 10? of which are provided with bearings, in whichthere is mounted a revoluble axle 13, having a wheel 14 rigidly mountedupon one of its ends, and a similar wheel 15 loosely mounted upon itsremaining end, this arrangement being provided to permit of turning themachine, though it will be understood that any other compensatingmechanism may be used. Secured to the rearward portions 9 and 10 of themembers 9 and 10 are the lower reaward ends 16 of side portions 16 of aframework 17, which extends forwardly and upwardly and lies with itsupper end forwardly of the wheels 6, the upper ends of the side portions16 being connected by a transverse cylindrical bar 18, having sprockets19 revolubly mounted thereon, which lie adjacent to the inner faces ofthe portions 16. Rigidly mounted upon the axle 13 are a similar pair ofsprockets 20, and engaged with the corresponding pairs of thesesprockets are the side chains 21 of a carrier 22.

Extending upwardlyfrom the side portions 16 are longitudinal walls 23,and secured to the upper edges of the walls is a cover 24, which isspaced from the carrier 22, as shown, for the passage of haytherebetween. EX- tending upwardly and rearwardly from the members 9 and10 are braces 26, which are secured to the walls 23 and extend beyondthe outer edges thereof, the outer ends of the braces being providedwithbearings 27 in which there is mounted a shaft 28, having securedthereto a plurality of curved rake-teeth 29 of the usual type, which aredisposed in position to gather hay from the ground,though the shaft maybe moved in its bearings to raise the teeth, as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1. Secured to the ends of the shaft 28 are parallel plates 29, theends of which extend beyond the shaft in opposite directions, andsecured to the upper ends of these plates at one end and at theremaining end. to the walls 23 are helical springs 30, the tendency ofwhich is to hold the shaft yieldably with the teeth raised from theground, and to hold the shaft against the action of these springs andwith the teeth in operative position rods 31 are pivoted at one end tothe lower ends of the plates 29 and at their remaining ends to levers32, which are pivoted to the outer faces of the walls 23, adjacent tothe upper ends thereof. The rods 31 are pivoted to the levers 32 betweenthe free ends thereof and their points of pivotal connection with thewalls 23, so that the levers 32 are movable upon theirpivots to move theshaft 28 in its bearing. Upon reference to Fig. l of the drawings itwill be seen that the spring 30 by pulling on the plate 29 swings thelatter, and thus pulls on the rod 31 and holds the lever 32 against thepin 33. The pin acts as a stop for the lever 32, so that the spring 30cannot swing the plate 29 sufficiently far to raise the teeth 29 out ofactive position. If, however, the free end of the lever 32 be raised, soas to carry the connected end of the rod 31 above the pivot-point of thelever, then the lever may continue in its pivotal movement until it liesparallel with the rod 31, during which time the rod will movelongitudinally and permit the plate 29 to be swung by the spring 30, sothat the shaft 28 will be rocked to raise the teeth 29 to thedotted-line position in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen that by means ofthese levers aperson upon the vehicle may move the teeth into and out ofoperative position when desired.

What is claimed is 1. In a hay-loader, the combination with a wheeledframe, of a shaft journaled in the frame, rake-teeth carried by theshaft, said shaft being movable to bring the teeth into position togather hay from the ground, a carrier mounted upon the frame andextending upwardly therefrom and disposed with its upper end in positionto discharge into a receptacle, connections between the carrier and thewheels for operation of the former, said carrier being disposed toreceive hay from the teeth, a wall disposed at either side of thecarrier, a cover secured to the outer edges of the walls, means forholding the shaft yieldably with the teeth in inoperative position andmeans for holding the shaft against the action of the first-mentionedholding means.

2. In a hay-loader, the combination with a wheeled frame, of a carriermounted upon the frame and connected with the wheels thereof foroperation thereby, the carrier being disposed to discharge into areceptacle, a wall disposed at either side of the carrier, a shaftjournaled upon the frame, rake-teeth carried by the shaft, said shaftbeing movable to bring the teeth into and out of position to gather hayfrom the ground, oppositely-extending arms carried by each end of theshaft, a pair of springs secured to one arm at each end of the shaft atone end and at their remaining ends to the side walls to hold the shaftyieldably with the teeth in inoperative position, a rod pivoted at oneend to the remaining arm ateach end of the shaft, levers pivoted at oneend to the walls, said rods being pivoted at their remaining ends to thelevers between the ends thereof, said levers being movable upon theirpivots to move the shaft against the action of the springs, pinsdisposed at one side of the pivot-points of the levers for engagement bythe levers to hold them in position to maintain the shaft with the teethin operative position, said levers being movable to bring the points ofpivotal connection of the rods therewith to the opposite sides of thepivot-points of the levers to permit of movement of the shaft under theaction of the springs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULES H. F. KUEHIL.

Witnesses:

G. E. SWANSON, BLANCHE WHITING.

